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(air compressor whirs)

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- Do it for me
(laughs)

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This is my 3rd IRT,
I've had the opportunity

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to go to Arctic Care and
Puerto Rico currently.

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We are training primarily, but in that

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training scenario also providing needed

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dental care to the local community.

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It's a great way to
interface with the military.

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It's a really good hearts
and minds type of thing,

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we get to see them, they get to see us

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in a really positive setting.

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Dental techs even that are working with us

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oftentimes don't do this primarily

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in their civilian sector job.

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Here we're able to train them up in a

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real-world setting and an
austere environment with

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equipment that's adequate,
oftentimes at best,

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and not just them but
other medical personnel

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so other people can get exposure

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to nuts and bolts dentistry.

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For any provider that's here,
no matter what capacity,

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and all the auxiliary personnel,

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the number one thing
that you get from this

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is how to think outside of the box.

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You have to be able to think on your feet

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and come up with solutions,
and that's the benefit,

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is that you'll leave a mission like this

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a much more well-rounded
provider or auxiliary.